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A person lays beneath a bright blue blanket next to the front door of a building labeled "Port of Long Beach" as a man in a suit walks by.

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City begins rental assistance program to cut down on evictions

The $2.7 million Long Beach Renter Aid Program will help stabilize up to 1,000 low-income households, city officials said.

A building labeled "Youth Navigation Center" sits behind a tall black fence holding a prominent "No Trespassing" sign.

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City replaces April Parker Foundation with LA nonprofit to run Long Beach Youth Shelter

The foundation claims the city owes it nearly $1 million in unpaid invoices and is preparing to file a lawsuit to collect.

A homeless encampment with makeshift structures covered in blue and green tarps sits beside a river.

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Long Beach gets $11M from state to combat homelessness along the LA River

Health officials acknowledged that it's unlikely to ever completely clear the river of unhoused people permanently, but said they will ‘help as many people as possible.’

Two people lay on the ground in a black and white photo.

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Long Beach’s ‘innovative’ tiny home project is dead; city to return $5.6M state grant

This is the first time a city was unable to complete an awarded project, according to the state housing department.

A gray apartment building lined with pine trees and green grass.

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Needles, feces and fear: HOA urges city to address homeless encampments

'Moving people along doesn't solve the root problem,' Gaviota Heights HOA president Jennifer Carey said.

A man standing in a crowd holds up a phone displaying the image of burning candle.

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'These are humans': Residents mourn the unhoused who died on the streets of Long Beach this year

During the annual service, the names of 65 unhoused people were read, each having a candle lit in their honor.

A man in a suit walks past a person sleeping under a blue blanket outside a glassy office building.

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Long Beach needs 350 volunteers to help canvass the unhoused population

City officials ask for assistance in completing the 2025 Homeless Point in Time Count.

A homeless person's tent sits on the side of the road as two cars drive by, blurry from their motion.

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Help create Long Beach's plan to address homelessness

The city is hosting an open house Thursday to give updates and gather more community input for its five-year plan.

A man sits in a wheelchair next to a blue tent at a park across the street from a school.

Opinion

Views | When compassion is just a buzzword: The city’s homeless strategy prioritizes enforcement over humanity

Let’s be honest: “anti-camping” is a sanitized way of saying we intend to criminalize poverty.

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Newsom calls on cities to 'move with urgency' to clear encampments

It is unclear how Long Beach will react to the executive order, which directs state agencies and cities to clear unhoused encampments.

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John Legend helps Long Beach launch food pantry for pets of unhoused people

The Grammy-winning musician’s pet food and lifestyle brand, Kismet, donated 2,500 pounds of dog food and treats, and the nonprofit Project Street Vet will help the city keep the pantry stocked.

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Los Angeles County homeless count data shows minuscule drop in homelessness, but more people with shelter

Similar to Long Beach’s latest numbers, officials say they’re glad to see progress but know there’s more work to do.